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Designed as a field immersion experience followed by a open-ended project work, students will practice basic field techniques, collect original data and complete at least one analytical project. Examples of field courses include: Winter Ecology in Yellowstone, Alaska Field Studies, Tropical Ecology, and Natural History of Montana.
Designed as a field immersion experience followed by an open-ended project experience, students will practice basic field techniques, collect original data and complete at least one analytical project. Examples of field experiences include: Winter Ecology in Yellowstone, Alaska Landscape Dynamics, Tropical Ecology, and Natural History of Montana. Global Diversity may apply when it is offered as a study abroad.
An introduction to the chemical, physical, and
biological properties of soils; the origin,
classification, and distribution of soils and
their influence on people and food production; the
management and conservation of soils; and the
environmental impact of soil use. Units on soil
geomorphology, engineering soils, and a week-long
field trip (May) will provide students a broad
understanding and exposure to the various ways to
investigate, describe, and classify soils, as well
as how to apply knowledge of soils in a range of
disciplines.
A project and field-based introduction to the
identification and interpretation of landforms,
investigation of landscape forming processes
(streams, glaciers, weathering, slopes) and the
interpretation of climate / environmental history
from sediments and stratigraphy. Field projects
include: bedrock and surficial geologic mapping,
glacier reconstruction, slope analysis, and
description and interpretation of sediments. The
fall semester emphasizes field studies, data
collection and the development of course-based
research projects that are continued into
following spring semester.
This course is a continuation of the project-based
field studies initiated during fall semester (ES
381 Landscape Processes). Research questions and
project ideas developed in the fall will be
continued in spring where laboratory, statistical,
and geospatial analysis are emphasized. Students
complete final written reports connecting their
work the existing literature, and give oral
presentations of their results.
Special Topics courses include ad-hoc courses on various selected topics that are not part of the regular curriculum, however they may still fulfill certain curricular requirements. Special topics courses are offered at the discretion of each department and will be published as part of the semester course schedule - view available sections for more information. Questions about special topics classes can be directed to the instructor or department chair.